§ Sir S. Holmesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will make a statement giving the annual cost in the financial year ended 31st March, 1946, and in each subsequent financial year of Exchequer subsidies and local authorities' statutory contributions, respectively, in respect of new permanent houses and flats built in Scotland since 1st April, 1945.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe annual amounts payable for each financial year from 1945–46 to 1952–53 in Exchequer subsidies and local authorities' statutory rate contributions, respectively, for new permanent houses and flats completed in Scotland since 1st April, 1945, were as follows:
— Exchequer Rates £ £ 1945–46 … … 88,952 26,652 1946–47 … … 194,689 58,147 1947–48 … … 439,980 131,475 1948–49 … … 908,316 267,444 1949–50 … … 1,407,947 409,878 1950–51 … … 1,900,256 548,129 1951–52 … … 2,419,158 707,451 1952–53 … … 3,121,862 947,824